Mold-support



J. J. MILNES, JR.

' MOLD SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1920.

1,383,837, Patented July 5, 1921.

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MULD SUPPORT. I

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1920.

1,383,837. a t d J ly 5, 1921.

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JOHN J. ILNEs-a t, or Pom RICHMOND, NEW YORK;

MOLD-SUPPORT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN J. MILNES, J r., a citizen of the United States, andar'esident of the city ofNew York, Port Richmond, in the borough of Richmond, county of Richmond,

. and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Mold-Support, of which the following is, a full, clear, and exact description... f a

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements inconcrete forms and it pertains more particularly to a bracket for supporting concrete forms in operative position. 1

It is one of theprimary objects of the present invention to provide a device ofthis.

character especially adaptable for supporting forms to provide cappingsfor walls;

It is a further object of the inventionto so construct the bracket that it is adjustable thereby adapting itself to formsof various sizes.

It is a still further object of the invention to provide a support for forms which is 001- lapsible and capable of being knocked down to facilitate its transportation and storage.

With the above and other objects in view,

reference is had to the accompanying drawin sin which- *igure 1 1s a vertical sectional view of a portion of a wall showing the manner in which the present device is used;

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of a wall show,- ing an edge view of the bracket;

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the bracket-securing means.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates thewall and in the laying of the wall a wire 6 is embedded therein, the same being placed at the desired point between two of the courses of bricks or blocks which form the wall. Adapted to be positioned on each side ofthe wall 5, is a-member 6, in the form of a beam, and these members 6 are slotted as indicated by the reference character 7.

Secured to each of the members 6, as by means of rivets 8,. are laterally projecting plates 9, and said plates 9 are each provided with elongated openings 10, said openings being parallel to each other.

Carried by the plates 9 are members 11, provided with elongated slots 12 for thereception of bolts 13. The bolts 13 are adapted to pass through the elongated parallel slots 10 and receive a wing nut 14:, by

I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jul 5 1921 Application filed July 16, i

1920. Serial Nessa-e91.

means of whichthe members 11 are secured to the plates 9 in their adjustedposition end with openings 16, adapted for the reception of bolts 17. These bolts l? are adapted to bereceived within the slots 7 to form the means by which the cam members 15 are pivotally secured to 'the members 6.: The cam members .15 each have a handle portion 17,

and between the handle portionl7 and the pivotal point 16, the cam members 15 are providedwith openings 18 for the reception of bolts 19, the purpose ofwhich will be hereinafter described. A tongue 20 is provided on each of the cam members 15 and these tongues form the means by which the wire 6 heretofore mentioned, is secured to the cam members. v I

' The reference characters 25 and 26 designate the bottom and side boards, respectively, of the mold, and it is obvious from the adjustable relation between the members 11 and the plates 9, that within certain limits the dimensions of these bottom and side boards may be varied.

The device operates in the following manner: 7

Assuming that the wall 5 has been completed and the wire 6 has been placed between the desired courses with its ands pro truding therefrom as shown in Fig. 1, and it is desired to build a capping on the top of said wallthemembers 6 are positioned on opposite sides of the wall as shown'and the ends of the wire 6 are attached to the tongues 20 of the cam members 15, it being understood that the cam members are raised.

The cam members 15 are now rocked about their pivotal points 17 until sufficient strain is-p'laced upon the wire 6' to retain the members 6 in place. 7

After the above described operation has been completed, the bottom boards 25 and thesi'de boards 26 are positioned and the members 11 adjusted with respect to the plates 9 and secured in their adjusted position by means of the. wing nuts 14;. With the parts inthis position, it will be seen that it .is only necessary to fill in the concrete within the mold to provide the capping 27. After the capping or concrete has sufiiciently set to warrant the removal of the mold, this is done by merely rocking the cam members 15 to a position where the strain on the wire 6 is relieved, thus permitting the members 6 to fall away fromthe wall. The free ends of the wire 6 are now out off, thus leaving the wall with its capping intact.

What is claimed is:

1. A support for capping molds comprising a plurality of standards adapted to be attached to a wall means for securing said standards to said wall, plates projecting angularly from said standards and adapted to support the mold, and means carried by the plates for maintaining the mold in operative position.

2. A support for capping molds comprising a-plurality of standards adapted to be secured to opposite sides of a wall, cam means carried by the standards for securing them to the wall, plates projectingrightangularlyfroin each of said standards, said plates being provided with parallel elongated slots and standards adjustably carried by said plates, said standards having elongated slots by means of which they are secured to the plates.

3. A device of the character described comprising a plurality of standards secured to opposite sides of a wall plates projecting right-angularly from said standards at their upper ends and rigidly secured thereto, said plates having parallel elongated slots, stand-1 ards provided with slots adapted to coincide with the slots of said right-angular plates, said last-mentioned standards serving to retain the mold in operative position, and means passing through the said coincident slots for securing the last-mentioned stand ards against movement relative to therightangular plates, substantially as described.

JOHN J. MILNES,JR. 

